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Premier Jason Kenney speaks to the media in Edmonton on Tuesday Oct. 22, 2019. An established Edmonton charity that has supported philanthropy in the community since 1953 says Alberta’s inquiry into so-called "anti-Albertan" activities is polarizing, undemocratic and unfounded. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken EDMONTON – An established Edmonton charity that has supported philanthropy in the community for more than 65 years says the provincial government’s inquiry into so-called anti-Alberta activities is polarizing, undemocratic and unfounded. In a 174-page letter to inquiry commissioner Steve Allan, the Muttart Foundation says the Public Inquiry Into Funding of Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns is creating a “climate of fear” by suggesting there is a price to be paid for disagreeing with the government. “The (order creating the inquiry) construes criticism of the oil and gas industry – or, depending on one’s perspective, concern about the environment – as ‘anti-Alberta,’” the letter says. “Surely, in a democracy as lively and as firmly entrenched as that of Alberta, it cannot be anti-Alberta or ‘unAlbertan’ to engage in serious debate about significant issues. “Disagreeing with government or with those involved in the energy industry is not evidence of wrongdoing. It is simply what happens in a free and […]
